[He's surprised by Balthazar patting his shoulder, not that the gesture itself is all that strange, but just that he would do so after what happened; or what Balthazar surely knew would happen.
When he responds, he means for his voice to be even, but it wavers just barely.]
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[He's surprised by Balthazar patting his shoulder, not that the gesture itself is all that strange, but just that he would do so after what happened; or what Balthazar surely knew would happen.
When he responds, he means for his voice to be even, but it wavers just barely.]
I am glad to see you too.
[He never thought he would again, after all.]